25-01-2018, 07:42 PM
Appreciate the clarification, Mr. Lateer, on Mr. DiEugenio's perceptive/keen question.
Now, back to the topic at hand, the history that is recorded is not always--if ever--the actual history as it unfolds. Mr. DiEugenio's assessment here is spot on. Time and time again, since the erosion of the Free Press, the general public is being served self-serving history benefiting the entrenched establishment's version of "truth".
Hanks, Speilberg, etc. are proving more and more that their bottom line is more important than the plain simple truth. What we find here is self-serving individuals of this ilk couldn't even fathom the courage of genuine courageous heroes like Daniel Ellsberg, Russo, etc. The First Amendment has taken a crushing blow from those who control what the general public may consume (not exactly how best to honour the Founding Fathers and their enlightened vision).
Individuals like Jefferson (Tom); Henry (Patrick); etc., and many of you reading along here would be considered "enemies of the state" in today's "democratic" climate. George Orwell tried to sound the alarm ---->
Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.
Now, back to the topic at hand, the history that is recorded is not always--if ever--the actual history as it unfolds. Mr. DiEugenio's assessment here is spot on. Time and time again, since the erosion of the Free Press, the general public is being served self-serving history benefiting the entrenched establishment's version of "truth".
Hanks, Speilberg, etc. are proving more and more that their bottom line is more important than the plain simple truth. What we find here is self-serving individuals of this ilk couldn't even fathom the courage of genuine courageous heroes like Daniel Ellsberg, Russo, etc. The First Amendment has taken a crushing blow from those who control what the general public may consume (not exactly how best to honour the Founding Fathers and their enlightened vision).
Individuals like Jefferson (Tom); Henry (Patrick); etc., and many of you reading along here would be considered "enemies of the state" in today's "democratic" climate. George Orwell tried to sound the alarm ---->
Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.